This is the city: Los Angeles, California. I work here. I'm an ex-mayor. Los Angeles is a magnet for people from all over the world. Some of them run for public office. Inevitably some of them stray from the golden rule and rule for those that have the gold. That's when I go to work. My name is Yorty. I'm a dead pol.

Thursday, December 16, 2004

Bratton, Bushes & Bureaus

Assorted happenings around the City on a fine Thursday morning:

Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge was in town to announce $65 million in federal security funding for LA County. On hand were two men both being touted as potential replacements for the outgoing Ridge, Sheriff Lee Baca and LAPD Chief William Bratton. Ridge gave his stamp of approval to both men. Baca however indicated he is flattered by the attention, but Bratton signaled possible interest.

"If the president comes knocking on your door, you naturally have to take him seriously," Bratton said.
Daily News

The Metropolitan Transit Authority will unveil its landscaping plan for the under construction San Fernando Valley Orange Line busway. On deck is a promise of over 900,000 bushes and trees along the route. Get the details here.

And finally, to give Forkush more to talk about, Councilwoman Wendy Greuel is asking the LA Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Southern California Association of Governments to create special programs and resources to market the San Fernando Valley as a tourist destination.

Maybe the nearly million bush march on the Orange Line could be one of the tourist stops. Or Forkush's bridge.

5 Comments:

Anonymous said:

I've said it before and I'll say it again, Jack Weiss needs to go back to law school. He's an idiot and says the dumbest things to the press. You would think as a former prosecutor he would know better. He consistently embarrasses himself in council. I'm appalled that Prez Padilla had to call out 3 times yesterday for Tony, Parks and Weiss to go to chambers because they needed a quorum to confirm commission appointees. The three musketers screwing around on my tax dollar on city time. When is someone going to set those idiots straight?

That's a great idea last poster. The article in Daily News this week quoting Councilman Zine saying what a disgrace that everyone has to wait around to get quroum until these kuckleheads go to their seats. Once they get to their seats all they do is talk on the phone, to eachother and don't pay attention. It's the worst case of immaturity I've seen with politicans. People wait for hours to speak at public comment and they could care less. Remember the guy who sued them for wasting time in chambers earlier this year? He should do it again.